Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Rytidosperma penicillatum |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | rytidosperma |
| Species common name(s) | purple-awned wallaby-grass; purple-awned wallaby grass; purple awned wallaby grass; purple-awn wallaby-grass; purple-awn wallaby grass; smooth-flowered wallaby-grass; smooth-flowered wallaby grass; smooth-flower wallaby-grass; smooth-flower wallaby grass; velvet wallaby-grass; velvet wallaby grass; hairy danthonia; hairy oatgrass; hairy poverty grass |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | slender wallaby-grass, slender wallaby grass, New Zealand oat grass are applied to multiple Rytidosperma taxa; hairy oat-grass, hairy oat grass, wallabygrass, wallaby-grass, wallaby grass, oatgrass, oat-grass, oat grass, New Zealand grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; poverty-grass, poverty grass, povertygrass are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Danthonia pilosa R. Br., misapplied; Austrodanthonia penicillata (Labill.) H.P. Linder |
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